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Thousands of Sri Lankan soldiers organised a “special Buddhist sermon” at the Security Forces Headquarters in Jaffna last month, according to an official military website.
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Major General Darshana Hettiarachchi, the Commander of the Security Forces in Jaffna, reportedly invited a Buddhist monk Rajagiriye Ariyagnana to Jaffna and deliver a sermon for soldiers. The military website describes the monk as a “rare Sanga gem in Sri Lanka”.
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More than 2,500 soldiers, including division commanders and senior military officials attended the event in Jaffna.
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